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1. Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals.
5. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
10. (informal) Roused to anger.
13. River in eastern Asia.
14. A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
15. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
16. A plant consisting of buildings with facilities for manufacturing.
17. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
18. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
19. Beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae.
21. Generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin.
23. A cushion on a throne for a prince in India.
24. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
25. The bill in a restaurant.
28. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
30. Any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent.
37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
39. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
40. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
41. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
42. A rapid escape (as by criminals).
43. (informal) Of the highest quality.
45. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
47. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion.
50. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
52. South African term for `boss'.
56. The products of human creativity.
61. An accountant certified by the state.
62. The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture.
63. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
64. Tag the base runner to get him out.
65. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
66. In a plucky manner.
67. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
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1. (classical architecture) A molding for a cornice.
2. The habitation of wild animals.
3. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
4. A Russian prison camp for political prisoners.
5. The father of your father or mother.
6. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
7. Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment.
8. Any competition.
9. A light informal meal.
10. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
11. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
12. A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad.
20. A light touch or stroke.
22. The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
26. Advanced in years.
27. A small cake leavened with yeast.
29. Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.
31. Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
32. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
33. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls.
34. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters.
35. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
36. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
38. A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
44. Any plant of the genus Erica.
45. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
46. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
48. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
49. (physics and chemistry) The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
50. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
51. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mythology.
53. An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
54. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
55. A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano.
57. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
58. Water frozen in the solid state.
60. Bright and pleasant.
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